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Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Penguins logo
Penguins
Pittsburgh
1
vs
Hurricanes logo
Hurricanes
Carolina
5
PIT 56%44% CAR
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Pittsburgh Penguins 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Penguins:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: PIT 52% (−4)

Win probability movement

PIT home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 19Mar 22

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenuePPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh, PA

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Hurricanes (away)
Penguins (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Hurricanes defeated the Penguins 5-1.

Our model predicted the Penguins would win with 56% confidence, but the Hurricanes won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Penguins and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Injuries was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar injury situations: Penguins (0 out) vs Hurricanes (0 out)
  • Rest Days was neutral and a contributing factor: Rest days data not available

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Hurricanes won 1-5

Hurricanes won by a solid margin

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Penguins at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Pittsburgh Penguins
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

CAR
PIT
Home Field Advantage
Favours CAR|Favours PIT

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/22/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Hurricanes

Brandon BussiG
Cayden PrimeauG
Amir MiftakhovG
Pyotr KochetkovG
Jesperi KotkaniemiC

Penguins

Sergei MurashovG
Arturs SilovsG
Taylor GauthierG
Blake LizotteC
Sidney CrosbyC

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Penguins has a 56% win probability, while Hurricanes has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA.

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